PATTAYA, Thailand – A 61-year-old Chinese man was found dead outside a condominium on Thepprasit Road, South Pattaya, on the morning of October 23, with police investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Pattaya police received a report at 7 a.m. and went to the 35-storey Supalai condominium in Nongprue, Banglamung district, together with forensic officers and rescuers from the Sawang Boriboon.
The man, identified as Xu Duo, was found lying beside the building with fatal injuries. Forensic officers secured the area and collected evidence for examination. Initial inquiries found that the man lived in room 818 on the building’s 20th floor with his Thai partner, whom he had not legally married. Police were told that he had underlying health conditions. Investigators also found a handwritten letter believed to have been written by the deceased. According to the initial account, it referred to stress related to his health and expressed an intention to leave his assets to his partner.
Police are examining the evidence and questioning people connected to the case before determining the circumstances of the fall. The letter’s contents and the suspected sequence of events have yet to be independently confirmed. The man’s body was taken to Pattaya Bhattamakhun Hospital pending arrangements for relatives to claim it. Police also contacted the Chinese Embassy in Thailand regarding notification of the death and related procedures.
